Management server, controlling method thereof, non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program for a management server and terminal device

Abstract

If a management server receives an access request, the management server performs a first ranking processing. A CPU extracts records satisfying a predetermined condition by referring to a relation table, and specifies one or plural user identification information included in the extracted records. The CPU accumulates the number of the specified user identification information for each of games, and specifies descending order of popularity of the games using the accumulated number. The CPU arranges information including explanations of the games in descending order of the number of users playing the games, and generates a first ranking page. The CPU sends an access response including the first ranking page back to a terminal device.

1 . A management server capable of communicating with plural application servers corresponding to plural applications respectively and terminal devices of users, comprising:
 an accepting unit adapted for accepting a request through an operation of a terminal device performed by a user;   an information acquiring unit adapted for acquiring usage information relating to a certain application a certain user utilizes, the certain user with whom a friendship is built with a request user sending the request accepted by the accepting unit in utilized application the request user has utilized out of the plural applications; and   a display controlling unit adapted for displaying the acquired usage information acquired by the information acquiring unit in the terminal device of the request user.   
     
     
         2 . A management server capable of communicating with plural application servers corresponding to plural applications respectively and terminal devices of users, comprising:
 an accepting unit adapted for accepting a request based on an operation of a terminal device performed by a user;   an information acquiring unit adapted for acquiring usage information relating to a certain application a certain user utilizes, the user with whom a friendship is built with a request user sending the request accepted by the accepting unit in the application corresponding to the request out of the plural applications; and   a display controlling unit adapted for displaying the acquired usage information acquired by the information acquiring unit in the terminal device of the request user.   
     
     
         3 . The management server according to  claim 1 , wherein the display controlling unit displays a part or all of the applications in descending order of the number of the users with whom the request user's friendship is built utilizing each of the applications any of the users with whom the request user's friendship is built utilizes. 
     
     
         4 . The management server according to  claim 3 , wherein the display controlling unit displays a part or all of the applications in descending order of the number of the users utilizing the applications in the predetermined period, the users with whom the request user's friendship is built, with respect to the applications any of the users with whom the request user's friendship is built utilizes, by using an access table storing the identification information identifying the application, the date information indicating date of utilizing the application, and the user information identifying the user, in which the identification information, the date information, and the user information are associated with each other. 
     
     
         5 . The management server according to  claim 1 , wherein the information acquiring unit specifies the number of the users with whom the request user's friendship is built for each of the applications, with respect to the applications any of the users with whom the request user's friendship is built utilizes, and generates the usage information,
 wherein the display controlling unit displays the number of the users for each of the applications.   
     
     
         6 . The management server according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the information acquiring unit specifies the number of the users utilizing the applications in the predetermined period for each of the applications, the users with whom the request user's friendship is built, with respect to the applications any of the users with whom the request user's friendship is built utilizes, by using an access table storing the identification information identifying the application, the date information indicating date of utilizing the application, and the user information identifying the user, in which the identification information, the date information, and the user information are associated with each other,   and generates the usage information,   wherein the display controlling unit displays the number of the users for each of the applications.   
     
     
         7 . The management server according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the accepting unit accepts the request including the identification information identifying the application,   wherein the information acquiring unit specifies the number of the users, to whom the friend request can be sent, and who satisfies all of conditions out of the users with whom the request user's friendship is built in the utilized applications the request user has utilized, a first condition in which the user utilizes the application identified by the identification information accepted by the accepting unit, a second condition in which the request user's friendship with the user has not been built in the identified application, a third condition in which friend upper limit is not encountered in the identified application.   
     
     
         8 . The management server according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the accepting unit accepts the request including the identification information identifying the application,   wherein the information acquiring unit acquires the number of the users as the usage information, the users who can be invited and satisfy a condition that the users do not utilize the application identified by the identification information accepted by the accepting unit.   
     
     
         9 . A non-transitory computer readable recording medium with a program storedthereon, the program is used for a computer of a management server, the management server capable of communicating with plural application servers corresponding to plural applications respectively and terminal devices of users, the program causing the computer to function as:
 an accepting unit adapted for accepting a request through on an operation of a terminal device performed by a user;   an information acquiring unit adapted for acquiring usage information relating to a certain application a certain user utilizes, the certain user with whom a friendship is built with a request user sending the request accepted by the accepting unit in utilized application the request user has utilized out of the plural application; and   a display controlling unit adapted for displaying the acquired usage information acquired by the information acquiring unit in the terminal device of the request user.   
     
     
         10 . A controlling method for controlling a management server capable of communicating with plural application servers corresponding to plural applications respectively and terminal devices of users, the controlling method comprising:
 accepting a request through an operation of a terminal device performed by a user;   acquiring usage information relating to a certain application a certain user utilizes, the certain user with whom the request user's friendship is built with a request user sending the accepted request in utilized application the request user has utilized out of the plural applications; and   displaying the acquired usage information in the terminal device of the request user.